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FEATURE: Millikan Goalkeeper Savanna Alba Appreciates Her Rocky Road
It’s hard to be nervous when you’re thankful. That’s a life lesson that Millikan goalkeeper Savanna Alba learned over the last two years while working her way back onto the field. The senior knows that the Rams’ Moore League title defense starts and stops with her, and instead of succumbing to stage fright or self […]
Long Beach High School Track & Field Preview
High school track and field season begins in earnest in Long Beach this week, as the Moore League schedule opens on Wednesday with the always-anticipated dual meet between Long Beach Poly and Wilson, at the Bruins’ stadium. Perhaps no sport had more star athletes’ seasons cut short last year than track and field, making 2021’s […]
Wilson Golf Teams Open Coaching Search
The wildly successful Wilson boys’ and girls’ golf programs are officially looking for a new coach, the school announced Monday. After the sudden passing of head golf coach Kurt Holmes in December 2020, Jeff Evans returned as the interim boys’ and girls’ golf coach for this Spring season. It was his 14th season at the […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Fans Back In Stands For Big West Wins
About 500 fans returned to Walter Pyramid on Saturday to watch Long Beach State men’s volleyball celebrate Senior Night with a sweep of Cal State Northridge 25-23, 25-23, 25-18. It is the 23rd consecutive home Big West Conference win for the Beach. The conference tournament is in Hawaii this week, and the Big West first-team […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson, Boys’ Lacrosse
Long Beach Poly improved to 2-0 early on in the boys’ lacrosse season thanks to a 12-4 win over the visiting Wilson Bruins on Monday afternoon. The Jackrabbits have now beaten both of their league rivals so far this season (including a 9-6 win over Millikan last week), while Wilson will get their chance at […]
Boys’ Volleyball: Wilson Sweeps Past Poly
Leo Pravednikov after his standout match against Poly Wilson boys’ volleyball coach Jeremy Cook was excited for this Moore League boys’ volleyball season, and it’s increasingly clear why. His Bruins moved to 3-0 on the season Monday afternoon at home against Long Beach Poly, as they dispatched the Jackrabbits 25-16, 25-16, 25-19. Wilson is undefeated […]
BREAKING: Wilson Girls’ Soccer Coach Dalton Kaufman Will Resign
Wilson girls’ soccer coach Dalton Kaufman announced today that this will be his last season with the Bruins. Kaufman coached at his alma mater 1998-2005 and 2012-2021 while winning seven Moore League championships and a CIF-SS title in 2013. “It was the honor of a lifetime to coach at my alma mater,” Kaufman said. “I’m […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Hank Rivers, Wilson Swimming Wilson junior Hank Rivers is one of the top youth swimmers in the country, and he showed it in his first high school meet in 13 months last weekend. Rivers set school records […]
BREAKING: Wilson Football Coach Mark Ziegenhagen Resigns
Wilson football coach Mark Ziegenhagen is stepping down after six seasons at the helm that turned the program around. The Bruins reached the CIF-SS semifinals in 2016, and the quarterfinals in 2019. “It is with mixed emotions that I am resigning,” Ziegenhagen wrote in an official statement released by the school Monday. “The memories we […]